FNUS72 KMHX 261317
FWSMHX

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-20...CAMP LEJEUNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
917 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY
WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA FROM
THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH WILL BE OVER
THE AREA SATURDAY AND MOVE OFF OF THE COAST SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............25     38     53     69
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................41     47     51     52
RH..................53     42     36     35
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   NW 6   W 9    W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....       10     15     15
LVORI...............2      1      1      1
ADI.................11     65     75     77
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 13
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............72     64     55     49     38     31
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................49     44     41     39     38     36
RH..................42     57     64     67     67     68
20 FT WIND..........NW 9   NW 8   NW 7   NW 7   NW 6   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     10     10
LVORI...............1      2      2      3      3      3
ADI.................71     25     18     10     6      6
HAINES INDEX........4      4      4      4      3      4

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...BARRETT BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130326.C20__.01/MHX